Description
Finely bound copy of The Poems of Ernest Dowson, published in 1927.
Octavo, xxxviii, 166pp. Finely bound in full teal morocco with ripple texture. Thin gilt trim to covers. Five raised bands, title in gilt on red morocco label affixed to spine. All edges gilt, with gilt turn-ins, and marbled endpapers. With imprint of “Riviere and Son” on verso of free endpaper. This is the tenth reprinting, released in 1927. Solid text block, light rubbing along edges of binding, and some sunning to spine. Faint foxing throughout. Complete with 7 listed illustrations, including a frontispiece. A vibrant, near fine copy.
